Organizers announced on Instagram today that Imagine Music Festival will be taking a break in 2024 to enhance the overall experience. The statement reads:
"Imagine Festival will be pausing in 2024 to improve on your experience. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we take this time to build an even better Imagine Festival."
Most recently held at Kingston Downs in Rome, Georgia, the festival had yet to announce a lineup or ticket sales for 2024. However, Imagine has tentatively confirmed a return in 2025.
This hallmark event from Atlanta promoter IRIS Presents has seen numerous changes, cancellations, and relocations over its ten-year history.
Debuting in 2014 at Atlanta’s Historic Fourth Ward Park, Imagine returned there the following year before moving to the Atlanta Motor Speedway in 2016. The new venue provided additional space and infrastructure, allowing the festival to introduce camping.
After the dissolution of Tomorrowland’s TomorrowWorld event in 2015, which was also held in the Atlanta metro area, Imagine gained added success as an end-of-summer festival. In 2020, Imagine announced a move to TomorrowWorld’s former site in Chattahoochee Hills, Georgia, but that year’s festival was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A planned 2021 edition at the new site was also canceled due to severe weather just days before the festival was scheduled to open. Imagine finally made its return in 2022 at its new home in Kingston Downs.
The news of Imagine Music Festival's "pause" comes amidst several other recent hiatus announcements from major festivals. Earlier this month, Tampa’s Sunset Music Festival announced it would not return this year to prepare for a venue change in 2025. Okeechobee also took a hiatus this year and has yet to announce a return date.
"Rising production costs" led to a last-minute venue change for Desert Hearts Festival in 2023, and other independent festivals like Dirtybird CampINN have dissolved completely after failing to find suitable and affordable venues. After a hiatus in 2023, Dirtybird Campout has yet to announce a return for this year.
